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SBRPA To File Legal Challenge To Halt Temporary Santa Barbara Rent Freeze Ordinance

Calling the City of Santa Barbara’s temporary rent freeze ordinance illegal, the Santa Barbara Rental Property Association (SBRPA) is taking legal action against the city to invalidate the freeze, according to Cappello & Noël LLP, the law firm representing the association. The Santa Barbara City Council voted at its January 13, 2026 meeting to enact a Temporary Rent Increase Moratorium [ More... ]

By |2026-03-05T11:40:35-08:00March 3rd, 2026|News|
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Attorney Michael Brelje Named Partner at Santa Barbara Law Firm Cappello & Noël LLP

G. Michael Brelje, an experienced civil litigation trial attorney who specializes in complex business, real estate and construction-related litigation, has been named a partner at Cappello & Noël LLP. The firm is recognized as one of the top complex business litigation law firms in the United States. Brelje joined the Santa Barbara firm in 2022. During his career, he has [ More... ]

By |2026-02-25T09:44:44-08:00February 25th, 2026|News|
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Attorney Brian Metcalf Joins Santa Barbara Law Firm Cappello & Noël LLP

Brian Metcalf, a complex litigation and restructuring attorney, has joined the Santa Barbara law firm Cappello &  Noël LLP. Metcalf’s practice includes representing corporate and individual clients in complex financial litigation, civil and business disputes, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, and litigation involving fraud, fiduciary duty, contractual, corporate governance, real estate, and other civil and business matters. Before joining Cappello & [ More... ]

By |2025-11-10T11:17:31-08:00November 10th, 2025|News|
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Court Denies Santa Barbara County’s Motion To Dismiss Over Recycling Facility Dispute

After a nine-month review, a United States District Judge has denied Santa Barbara County's motion to dismiss a breach of contract lawsuit over a $140 million waste conversion and management facility, allowing the case against the County to proceed. U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani ruled on June 13 that MSB Investors LLC (MSB) can pursue all claims against the County, [ More... ]

By |2025-06-19T10:18:24-07:00June 19th, 2025|Environmental Law, News, Uncategorized|
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Judge Clears One-Story Deed Restriction From Property

In December 2024, a judge agreed that a one-story restriction contained in an 85-year-old deed on a single-family home in Hope Ranch was not enforceable. (Max Liskin, et. al. vs. Hope Ranch Park Homes Association, Marc A. Lowe, Pauline Lowe, et. al., December 15, 2024, Case No.: 22CV02239). The restriction was clearly unfair to the firm’s clients (the Lowe family) [ More... ]

By |2025-11-20T15:30:53-08:00January 10th, 2025|News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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$70 Million Settlement Now Final For Central Coast Property Owners in Oil Pipeline Spill Easement Class Action Against Sable Offshore Corp. And Subsidiary

A $70 million settlement for private property owners with easements for the oil pipeline formerly owned by Plains All American is now final. The appeal period for the class action settlement expired on October 17, 2024, and settlement payments will be made in the first half of November.  The settlement resolves all class claims brought by the property owners. (Grey [ More... ]

By |2025-05-29T10:55:59-07:00November 4th, 2024|Class Actions, Environmental Law, Firm News, News, Santa Barbara Oil Spill & Plains All American Pipeline Class Actions, Uncategorized|
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Lawsuit claims Santa Barbara school officials failed to protect students from sexual predators

A TV news segment discusses a lawsuit filed against the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara Charter School, and County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido with attorney Barry Cappello. The lawsuit, filed September 20, 2024, alleges negligence in protecting minor students from sexual predators. To view the news report, click here.

By |2024-10-31T14:23:10-07:00October 31st, 2024|News|
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Judge Rules Property Owners Adjacent To Montecito Country Club Must Remove Landscaping They Placed in Easement And Restore Property To Previous Condition

A Santa Barbara Superior Court judge ruled July 30 that property owners adjacent to Montecito Country Club must pay for the costs of removing landscaping they installed without permission on an easement owned by the country club and restore the property to its previous condition. (Montecito Country Club, LLC vs. Kevin Root, et. al., Case No.: 21CV02227, July 30, 2024) [ More... ]

By |2025-05-29T11:01:19-07:00September 26th, 2024|News, Real Estate & Land Use Law|
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Santa Barbara School District And Others Sued Over Alleged Negligence in Protecting Students From Sexual Predators

A lawsuit filed September 20 against the Santa Barbara Unified School District, Santa Barbara Charter School and Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido alleges negligence in protecting minor students from sexual predators. The legal action stems from previous filings claiming repeated sexual misconduct by coaches and teachers, and the recent discovery that Charter School teacher Steven Schapansky secretly [ More... ]

By |2025-01-07T13:42:04-08:00September 23rd, 2024|News|
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PCBT: $70M Refugio oil spill deal gets tentative OK

Nine years after the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill along the Santa Barbara coastline, a federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a $70 million class action settlement to nearly 90 property owners. U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez issued his ruling May 1. It was announced May 9. If finalized in September, the settlement will be paid by Houston-based Sable [ More... ]

By |2024-09-27T05:29:30-07:00May 17th, 2024|Firm News, News|
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